Asia Taiwan Rising memory chip prices have pushed Taiwanese industry players’ 6-months revenue beyond 2025 full-year totals; Analysts said prices are expected to continue rising in Q3 as supply remains tight, forecasting further growth for memory-related companies
Asia Pakistan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan's party in crisis, is facing difficult times ahead of the elections and the party's official website 'Insaf. pk' has been blocked; the party has asked the relevant authorities to explain why its site has been blocked
America Barbados The six-month gap at the top of Barbados' leading tourism agency has been filled with the appointment of new CEO Andrea Franklin, a Barbadian marketing professional, and the promotion of a senior official to a new post of chief operating officer
Asia Qatar The country described as 'destructive' leaked audio statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticising Qatar's efforts to mediate with Hamas as 'problematic', complicating the already difficult negotiations
Africa Burkina Faso The country's first mining waste treatment plant was inaugurated in the country, one of Africa's leading gold-producing states
Asia Philippines The government will give priority to Philippine-made vehicles in the Utility Vehicle Modernisation Programme, assured House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a message to local manufacturers of modern jeepneys
Europe Portugal Brazilians Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabiera stormed the 2024 Nazare Big Wave Challenge podium to win men's and women's individual divisions with swell building and surf hitting 30 to 40 feet
Asia Turkmenistan The World Trade Organisation reported that the country intends to finalise its Memorandum on Foreign Trade Regime by mid-2024; the submission of this document is one of the conditions for WTO accession
America Chile Recent studies show that in 2023, Chile experienced the lowest number of births in the last decade, in a continuous decline in the birth rate
Asia Yemen Turbulence in Red Sea caused tanker prices to soar 182%, changing the dynamics of global shipping, according to Bloomberg; tanker industry revenues are soaring to unprecedented levels with rates on some routes rising by the most in a single day since 2022
Europe Ukraine Zelensky asked for an international investigation into the plane shot down in Russia with 65 Ukrainian prisoners; Ukrainian services 'are investigating all the circumstances' and Foreign Minister will 'inform partners of the data available to Ukraine'
Africa Lesotho Minister of Natural Resources led opening ceremony of €40 million water supply project for Lekokoaneng community, reminding that water is the most important thing for human life as a person can spend 60 days drinking water without eating and still survive
Africa Egypt EC Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi announced that EU is Egypt's main trading partner and accounts for 27% of total trade on the occasion of 10th meeting of Association Council between EU and Egypt, marking the 20th anniversary of the Association Agreement
Europe Sweden Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's application for NATO membership; ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said it supported the application for its positive steps in the fight against terrorism